“The council should not be left to the count the cost of cleaning up business waste.”

Businesses should have an appropriate waste disposal contract in place.

If customers are in the market for new furniture or household goods, businesses can advise customers that many charities and organisations across the city will pick up unwanted furniture and take donations of good quality household goods and working electronics.

The council’s recycling centres also have dedicated containers so residents can drop off household goods to be re-used by local charities.

The east Leeds recycling centre at Seacroft is also home to Revive, a re-use shop selling donated items back to the public at low costs.

If large items or furniture can’t be reused, the council offers a bulky waste collection service.

For more information on re-use and recycling services in the city, please see http://www.leeds.gov.uk/residents/Pages/ReUse.aspx.

Flytipping can also be reported on the council’s website http://www.leeds.gov.uk/residents/Pages/Street-cleaning.aspx.